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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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